“Tibet’s living Buddhas have been banned from reincarnation without
permission from China’s atheist leaders. The ban is included in new
rules intended to assert Beijing’s authority over Tibet’s restive and
deeply Buddhist people.

“The so-called reincarnated living Buddha without government approval
is illegal and invalid,” according to the order, which comes into
effect on September 1, 2007.”

Chinese Communist Party is officially atheist. The real reason behind it is
so that when the Dalai Lama passes away, the Chinese regime will be able
to choose their own Dalai Lama to further lead Tibet and the Tibetan people
into subjugation.

Florence Major: I am an artist/poet born in Montreal, Quebec, and live in New York City. These are some of the publications in which my poems have appeared: Chaffey Review, Cerise Press, Qarrtsiluni, Willows Wept Review, Moonshot Magazine, Anatomy & Etymology, Mythic Delirium, Illumen, Strange Horizons, The Germ and Spark, A Creative Anthology.

Featured Image: Tibetan painting of Amitābha Buddha in Sukhāvatī

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